I woke up some time before the alarm went off to the sound
of rain and water dripping off the eves of the building. It’s a pleasant sound
to drift back off to sleep to. But when the alarm went off and I still heard
the rain dripping I began to consider what we were going to do today! Nearly all
of our activities are outside, and a rainstorm would make them difficult or
impossible. So as I was getting around I was considering what we could do, how
we might be able to shift things around, and I also prayed that God would
provide exactly what we needed.
By the time we went down for breakfast, it had stopped
raining. If it didn’t start, we figured we’d be OK with the activities. And it
didn’t rain anymore! By the time we’d finished breakfast and the Christian
Living class, everything was dry enough that we followed the schedule as it had
been prepared with no problems! And the overcast skies we’ve had most of camp
have helped keep the temperatures down from what they can be this time of year!
Mr. Joseph Baah, pastor for Winneba and Kuntanase gave the
Christian Living class today. He gave a general encouragement to keep the
vision of the kingdom in mind through a focus on obedience to God.
Other groups are coming and going from the compound. One
group packed up and their busses took them off by late morning, and in the
afternoon several other busses and vehicles arrived with what appears to be
another group. We also have informed the management that we will not be coming
back here for the Feast. She protested, but there are too many difficulties, and
none of us feel comfortable bring the Feast to this location – as convenient
and good of a place as it is. Reuel Dima has made some calls, and it appears
that a place we’ve used several times before, in the town of Mfensi, is
available to us and on the dates we need. Things have often worked out at the last
minutes in Ghana, but God has always opened the doors we need by the time we
need them!
We did have one potentially more serious injury this
afternoon. A teen named Grace from Elmina hurt her knee fairly badly while
playing Ultimate Frisbee. But I believe she helped her team score the winning
goal as she went down! We aren’t sure if she twisted it or perhaps it bent
sideways. One of the pastors tugged and pushed on it, which obviously caused
her a lot of pain. Several of us with some at least rudimentary first aid
training cringed mightly, but it is largely out of our control. And had we
taken her to the local clinic it is likely they would have done the same things.
She was carried back to her dorm, and later at dinner one of
the leaders went to a local Chemist (pharmacy) and bought an ACE bandage and
also bought some ice. Wrapping it and icing it did seem to help. We gave her
two ibuprofen before she went to bed, and we’ll see how she is doing in the
morning.
Every year toward the end of camp the campers all put on
skits. They are always biblically based, and generally focused on the theme of
camp that year. Because of the echo in the large room, combined with the heavy
accents and the constant noise from the audience, it was virtually impossible
for me to understand much of anything that was said. I do know one was a
recreation of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego standing before Nebuchadnezzar.
The second was a recreation of the Prodigal Son. I’m not certain what the last
two were, but the campers all seemed to enjoy them.
Tomorrow we have a partial day of classes, ending one class
after lunch when we will all meet on the soccer field for an all-camp game. They
everyone has more time to wash and change and prepare for the beginning of the
Sabbath. We’ll have dinner and then a Q & A Bible study for the last
evening us Westerners will have on camp. Thank you to all who have been praying
about the success and safety of our camp program!
2023-11-30